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This week we will travel to Europe to see my husband’s grandfather and other family members. I have my cousins in Madrid that I absolutely love. I lived with them when I was in college for a summer abroad and since then consider them an extension of my direct family. We are actually very distant […]
MoreBrighter days have come! I’ve had many good weeks since my last down that ended on February 16. Although, I’m holding my breath because I never know if a down is just around the corner. I’m hopeful we are over. I’m ready to be over. I’m stronger. Today is a big day. And I have […]
More*this interviewee prefers to remain anonymous and I appreciate & support him Please share a bit about your background. I was born in Miami, Florida to an Argentine family. I grew up mostly in Brazil and identify a lot with Brazilian culture. I went to school to get a finance degree. My career evolved from consulting […]
MoreI spoke to a new psychiatrist this morning that was recommended by an ex colleague and family friend. This Dr is based in Argentina (the appointment was online via WhatsApp video call), is an ex gynecologist and also worked in the pharmaceutical industry. He also believes this is not a classic postpartum depression case. So […]
MoreI’ve been doing pretty well on my 2022 health goals so far. I’ve been going down to the gym almost every day of the week when the kids are at school. I’ll usually do a 30 minutes walk and strength training. When I have extra time I also do a 30 minutes stretch session or […]
MoreWalk at least 30 mins daily Take hormones & supplements prescribed by Functional Medecine Doctor including progesterone, testosterone, vit D, B12, C, zinc Practice yoga daily and get back to doing full splits and playing with handstands Start strength training with husband – I may just share before and after results Ease back into work. […]
MoreMy latest treatment step was to see a Functional Medecine doctor who has a more 360 approach to health. I had never heard of this specialty before. A childhood friend had recently been to one and recommended the one she’d been to and liked. I had my first appointment on December 30th with Dr L. […]
MorePlease describe your background. I was born and raised in Miami and went to North Carolina for college and medical school in Virginia. After that, I did my residency at Jackson Hospital and joined Dr Philips where I have been since. What is your experience with postpartum depression? Being in the obstetric world, it is […]
MoreIt’s been a while since I wrote a post. In part, because I was going to interview my gynecologist and he had to postpone due to a surgery he had that day and also because I was going through another strong down. They keep coming and they are hard. I always debate on whether I […]
MoreTell us about your background I studied TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, in China and I graduated in 1982 where I worked for different hospitals for about 10 years and then moved to the US. I was a teacher in Miami Acupuncture College and published more than 20 articles. My specialty is female male infertility and […]
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